The Month Of San Josรฉ: March 2024 Recap

And with that, 1/4 of 2024 is complete. Wow. And I only got used to saying “2024” instead of “2023” recently. Oh well ๐Ÿ™‚ . Anyway, let’s see what I got up to in March!

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The Month Of Costa Rica: February 2024 Recap

What even is time ๐Ÿ™‚ ? I feel like I just updated y’all about 2023 and here we are in the 3rd month of 2024. I keep waiting for time to make sense, but I think I’ve been having too much fun so it keeps flying by. I remember when months would drag on and feel like 100 years when I was working.

I guess I should just count my blessings instead of always being baffled by time passing so quickly these days. Lessons learned ๐Ÿ™‚ . So let’s see what I got up to in February!

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The Month Of Family: January 2024 Recap

Welcome to another monthly recap of what I’ve been up to during my 4th year of early retirement ๐Ÿ™‚ . I’m currently writing this while sitting in the sun in our Costa Rica Airbnb staring at the lush green mountains that surround San Josรฉ. But for the sake of accuracy, let’s turn back the clock to see what I was up to during most of January, which overall involved freezing my ass off in the northeast US ๐Ÿ™‚ . Let’s get into it!

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The Month Of Warmth: December 2023 Recap

December’s theme of “warmth” had two meanings ๐Ÿ™‚ . First was the fact that I spent half of the month soaking up the sun in Puerto Vallarta, Mรฉxico where it was literally warm (75F), and the second was that I spent the rest of the month in Upstate NY with family that makes my heart warm…in an emotional way, not a concerning medical condition way ๐Ÿ™‚ . Continue reading “The Month Of Warmth: December 2023 Recap”

How I Made $8,594 While Retired In 2023

So let’s talk about something fun: the surprising amount of money I made in retirement this year. It’s surprising because outside of dividends, I expected this amount to be $0 after I quit my job in October 2020, but like a lot of things in life, I was wrong ๐Ÿ™‚ . Let’s get into it! Continue reading “How I Made $8,594 While Retired In 2023”

The Month Of Puerto Vallarta: November 2023 Recap

And just like that, the second to last month of 2023 is over. Let’s see what I got up to!
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The Month Of New Zealand: October 2023 Recap

Aaand somehow it’s fall ๐Ÿ™‚ . Who knew? Definitely not me since I spent the month in New Zealand where it was spring and baby lambs and calves were roaming. It was a wild time ๐Ÿ™‚ . So let’s see what I got up to in the month of October!

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3 Years Of Early Retirement: Finances, Whatโ€™s Changed And Whatโ€™s Next?

Time once again has no meaning ๐Ÿ™‚ . Somehow, I have now been retired 3 years. HOW?! Time has been flying and life is going even better than forecast. So to commemorate the end of my third retired year and get pumped for the 4th, I wanted to go over where I’ve been, what I’ve spent, any revelations I’ve had, and what’s next in retirement ๐Ÿ™‚ . Let’s get into it! Continue reading “3 Years Of Early Retirement: Finances, Whatโ€™s Changed And Whatโ€™s Next?”